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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.
FIGHT OK THE FAIR,
A Vigorous Attempt in Congress
to Knock Out the
Fancy Salaries.
LADY MANAGERS ASSAILED
As Being Decidedly More Ornamental
and Extravagant Than of
Practical Utility.
TWO AGED QUAKER CITY MEMBERS
Indulged in a Rather Animated Debate,
Inch Ended in One Pushing the
Other Into His Seat.
DUZELL IS IN A DETEEJIINED MOOD.
Ee Will Etrregly Attiek the AfainiEtrttion in the
Beiter Caee, asd His Action Uiy
Affect Sen: Arpcetatsts.
A BIG ARMOR CONTRACT TOE TEE CARNEGIES
rrnov a etaft coRnrsrovDET.l
AVasuingtOV, Tcb. 6. There was an
an using and rather exciting scene on the
!1 r of the House to-day in which the ven-
' p Congressmen from Philadelphia,
n i ill and Vaui, figured prominently, to
entertainment of the other members.
( AVorld's Fair section of the sundry
appropriation bill was under dis-
on and a number of remarks had been
te cencerning the hijrh salaries drawn by
-.e connected with the commission, when
x aros" in his usual precipitate manner
bjcrted to the whole affair on constitu-
1 J ands.
1' id he wts against appropriating
t 'or any object of this character, and
u i that that was his principal reason for
. t ; in; the Centennial at Philadelphia.
! i -viis time A'aux was pretty well excited,
u 1 e shoot his long locks defiantly at his
arers.
Another Quaker Member to tlio Xront.
This was too much for the father of the
li use and he jumped to his feet and above
' e oon usion that greeted his arrival he
p i jted at the top of his voice that it was
t i the fault of Philadelphia that the stock-
j rs did not receive a dividend. He
. j. una that the District Courts had
,n.td the 51,500,000 loaned by the Gov-
: ( ,t to the city bnt it had been taken to
Supreme Court and decided in favor of
rernment,
1 1 e rest o. his speech, was lost in the up-
ar which followed. The memhers shouted
J cheered to the two aged Congressmen
ai Vaux in the excitement shouted: "Who
pi esents the taxpayers?" and the answer
cat- from all parts of the chamber, "Yon,
u "
Again Vanx howled, "Who represents
- much talked of Farmers Alliance?"
ien ttiere were shouts of "Hatch, Hatch,
Missouri." Finally, Taux gave up in
Vst, but O'Xeill still kept on. The
i. mbers crowded around him and cheered
Liin on until Vaux left his seat and walking
tctn I Weill's place he put his hands on
oili s shoulder and
Gently l'uslied Ilira Into His Scat.
This action was greeted with shouts of
augbter and applause, and it was some mo-
r cms before the House settled down to the
t usacess before them. The feature which
-iled forth the debate was the following
inendment, proposed by Chairman Candler,
'he World's Tair Committee:
aat the Secretary of the Treasury be in-
( i not to appro e the payment of any ex-
-.- inendant upon a meeting of the Woild's
" t .n Commission or of the Board of
Managers except such meetings as may
i fil at the time of tho dedication and
v of tnc World's Fair, as provided for in
jn Jt of said act; nor to approve the pay-
i of any expense attendant upon a meeting
e Executive Committee of the World's
tibian Commission as created by article 5
- lit Ian s of said commission, nor upon a
. of the Executive Committee of the
of Lady .Managers, except such
r as may be held not oftener than
in Mi. months; nor to approve
pj i cnt of anj salary to any ofUcer of the
s Columbian Commission out of any
nbu.li lias been or may bo available for
1 titpoes, ether than an annual salary not
rs;of 5,000 to the President, Si,W0 to the
- hairman of the Executive Committee
J ojo to tho Secretary; nor to approve the
I nit ui of any salary to the Board of Lady
. ijrprs' out of any money which has been or
i bi -Pliable for such purpose other than
a i mlsilirv not In excess of 55.000 to the
1 i t it -urn J ;,UOO to the becretarj ; nor to ap-
i V" he pauncnt of any exneuso of the
nrn s ( olambian Commission of the Board
1 dy Managers other than those hcrembe-
f Lji'ntioncd wliich shall amount to more
uau 510,000 per annum iu the aggregate.
A Criticism of the Extravagance.
Mr Wilson, oi AVest Virginia, questioned
t tfhciency of the National commission in
iicnditure of Government money and
izci the salaries paid to the offici els.
i ial amount of the salary list was $0S -
and under the authority given the coni-
u to increase tne number of appointees
e fair drewon the salaries would aug-
ia n until they swamped the Government
apr ropriation. '
"'i I5reckinridgs, of Kentucky, defended
t.e acuon of the Committee on Appropria
i m- in reporting the paragraphs providing
i u the expenses of the commission. The
at rro) nation were made in conformity
v t, ii t provision. of the act for which the
(.t in n mini Massachusetts, Xew York
a i Uc-t A irgim.1 (Messrs. Candler,
1 jwer aud AVilsou) had voted and against
wbich he had cast his vote. It was the
dui of Congress to make the fair a success,
rut a failure, and he, as a member of the
Committee on Appropriations, had felt it
to be ins duty to concur in the recommenda
tion of the appropriations which had been
t: auc
Mr Adam, or Hlinoi, said iliaf'the
.otion irnolveil more than the nifreques
i ti s.laries. It inxolveil the -hnnrter
KLMM.V) Men Mill find THKliBiPATCU
tin best adertiiing medium. AH classes
tn be reached through Iu Clarified Adter
tisemeut Colninns. If jou want anything
you nun get it by this method.
of the Exposition, because it involved the re
lation to the Exposition of the Rational
Commission appointed for its control.
The Nation Committed to tho Pair.
Mr. Buttcrworth, of Ohio, in opposition to
the amendment, said that the United States
was committed to the world to do a certain
thinc.no matter through what instrumentali
ty. The faith of the country was pledged.
The Fair would result in advantage to
Chicago, butit would also result in the glory
of this Republic. It was not a local fair, or
a State fair. It was a National Fair, in the
proudest and best sense. The Centennial
Exposition had been of the greatest benefit
to the country.
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, said that he
would be glad if somebody would tell him
the necessity for the expenditure earned by
the bill. Mr. Buttcrworth replied, for the
delectation of his colleague, that he desired
to impress upon his hearers the advantage
that would result from the enterprise with
which Congress was dealing. He contended
that Congress should not touch this matter
gingerly with the tips of its fingers. He
appealed to gentlemen whether Chicago had
not fulfilled to the letter all she had prom
ised, and more; whether Illinois had not
met every requirement ot the law.
Chicago had raised $11,000,000. This was
a United States enternrise. Had Chicago
been liberal or not? AVas she to be cen
sured because she deemed it proper to pay
the Director General out ot the National
Treasury? Chicago had done well. There
was not an example of the kind in history
where a city had done as much for the na
tion in which it was located, and he asked
lor Chicago fair treatment.
A Defense ot the Lady Managers.
Mr. Buttcrworth, replying to certain
strictures of Mr. AVihon upon the Board of
Lady Managers, created a good deal of ap
plause by his gallant allusions to the women
of the world. Remarking upon the time he
had last held the floor, when he spoke upon
the tariff bill, Mr. Butterworth was inter
rupted by Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky,
by the expression of the hope that if the
General could not speak better on this ques
tion than he did ou the tariff, he could at
least vote better. Laughter.
Mr. Buttervorih replied thai he had
never knonn his iriend to part company
with his party. If he had he would find
himself, instead of helping the machinery,
sitting on the fence and watching the pro
cessiou. Laughter.
Mr.AVashington, ol Tennessee You never
knew the gentleman to speak against a
uiPisure and vote for it.
Mr. Butterworth No, he would sit silent
and would not even be a witness against
wrong. Laughter.
Mr. Butterworth then proceeded to argue
in support of the salaries provided by the
bill, and warmlv supported their retention.
The world was looking ou us to see whether
:i fair could be carried on 1,000 miles from
the seaboard. There oncht to be a national
pride in this matter. He wished to say to
this House for he would not be in the next,
or the next, or the next (for he was not
branded with the peculiar brand which a
good many gentlemen in Ohio appeared to
wear just now) that the people of Chicago
nnd of the Stale of Illinois had paid their
S12.000.000 or 513,000,000 to the nation's en
terprise and had thereby rendered the nation
a great service.
AN IMMENSE CONTRACT.
CARNEGIE, PHTPPS & CO. TO MAKE 6,000
TONS OF JSBM0E PLATE.
Tho Navy Department to Bo Supplied by
tho I'ittsbnrs rirm Ample Prepara
tion Hate Deen Made for the Work A
True 1'rotecUon Policy.
rrnoji x staff coREESpoirDEjrr.i
AVashisotok Feb. 6. The Navy De
partment is about to enter into a contract
with Carnegie, Phipps & Co., ot Pittsburg,
for C, 000 tons of armor'plate of various thick
ness, for the armored vessels now in con
struction. All the details of the contract
have not yet been arranged, bnt it is under
stood to be about the same as those in the
contract made with the Bethlehem Iron
AVorks in 18S7 by Secretary Whitney, and
that the total amount will be in the neigh
borhood oi 3,000,000. The total amount of
the contract with the Bethlehem company
is $3,G10,707 CO, and the average price is
over j00 per ton.
The coutracl with Carnegie, Phipps &
Co., was made necessary by the unforeseen
delays encountered by the Bethlehem Com
pany in putting in their plant, which have
thus far prevented them lrom making any
plates for delivery. II will probably be late
in the coming summer before they are able
to deliver plates in any quantity, and by
that time Carnegie, Phipps & Co. will also
be delivering plates, so that the Department
will receive about 1,000 tons per month S00
under each contract.
Prepared for the Contract.
At this rate the two establishment will
soon be able to keep up with the demand for
armor. Belore the deliveries begin, bow
ever, at least four vessels the armored
cruiser Maine, the coast defense vessel
Monterey and the double-tnrreted monitors
Puritan and Terror will be waiting for
their armor. The-Monterey will probably
be the first supplied and the Maine next,
Carnegie, Phipps & Co. have been pre
paring for this contract for some time, on the
assurance of Secretary Tracy that it would
be given them, nnd their plant is practically
completed. They will not use the same
method that wili be employed at. Bethle
hem. At the latter place all the thick
plates are to be forged tinder the 125-ton
steam hammer ths largest hammer in the
world while Carnegie, Phipps & Co. will
compress their plates between heavy rolls,
of which their machine has two pairs, one
working horizontally and the other verti
cal I v.
Under both these contracts the nrmor is
to be either all steel or nickel steel, as the
Department shall determine after thorough
tests of test plates of both materials.
A True Protection Policy.
The policy pursued by Secretaries AVhit
ney and Tracy has resulted in building up
two establishments in the United States
capable of turning out armor plate of any
dimensions, and the Bethelehem company,
which has made most of the forgings for tne
heavy sleel guns of the navy, will also soon
be prepared to turn out completed guns of
any caliber, as well as engine shafting and
other torging.
A few y ea-s ago the armor for the Mian
tonomah had to be bought abroad, and the
forgings for the first steel guns were bought
abroad, but since then the United States has
made such rapid progress in the develop
ment ot steel fabrication that at least one
European nation is at present negotiating
lor a possible armor contract in the United
Stales.
LEEDS' STOCK SISHTG.
Senator Quay Slakes a Cill at the White
II0U60 in Ills Bclialf.
irr.OM A STAFF COKRESPOJTDXXT.l
AVashington, Feb. 6. Senator Quay
called at the AVhite House for the first time
to-day, since he met with his icy reception a
number of weeks ago. Mr. Quay's object
was to urge the appointment of AVilliam R.
Leeds, of Philadelphia, to the place of
Marshal for the Eastern district of Penn
sylvania, made vacant by the death of
Marshal Dill. Until a few days ago it was
supposed that Leeds was out of the race.
This supposition was based upon the fact
that President Harrison has tnrned Leeds
down on three occasions for Federal places
at Philadelphia, because he was distasteful
to the Administration.
Senator Quay was informed that Leeds j
w
need not expect any recognition from the
AVbite House, an4 bis name was dropped
from the list Cm AVcdncsday Leeds was
taken in hand by Postmaster General Wana
raaker, aud since then his stock has risen
rapidly. The only other strong candidate
for the place is Samuel B. Hucy, of Phila
delphia, who is also backed by Wanamaker.
DALZELL IS LOADED.
HE WILL BOON FIEE A BBOADSIDE IN
DEFENSE OF EEITEE.
An Attack on tho Administration Billed for
Next AVcek Alarm at the White House
in Conscqnence James B. Reed's Ap
pointment in Jeopardy.
CFBOM X ETAFP CORnKSPONPENT. 1
Washikgtoit, Feb. 6. Congressman
Dalzellis loaded lor bear, and some time
next week he proposes to cast his arrows of
vengeance at the administration for the un
fair manner in which it has treated Com
mander Rciter, of the United States steamer
Ranger. It will remembered that a few days
ago Mr. Dalzell made some pretty severe
strictures upon the administration concern
ing the censure of Reiter and the subsequent
refusal of Secretary Tracy to grant him a
court-martial. At" that time Mr. Dalzell
announced that he would speak upon the
subject at greater length in the future, and
that time has now arrived. ,
The nervy little man from Pittsburg has
loaded himself to the muzzle with facts,
which he proposes to fire at the Secretary of
the Navy in such a manner that it cannot
be misunderstood. He has secured a grant
of time from Mr. Butterworth, who has
charge of the sundry civil bill, which comes
up on Tnesday next, and ha will consume
the time in criticising the Administration.
Mr! Dalzell, in addition to 30 pagesof
closely written manuscript, has a huge pile
of opinions and decisions from the Supreme
Court and naval authorities, all bearing
upon the subject matter in qnestien.
His announcement that he proposed to
pursue this course, is the cause of some
anxiety at the AVhite Honse, and it may be
that he will lose the appointment of James
A. Reed for the Judgeship if he continues
in his determination. Congressman Mc
Cormiek called at the White House to-day
in reference to this appointment, but he
was unable to secure any definite under
standing in the matter. It was confidently
expected to-day that the commission of Mr.
Reed would be sent to the Senate, inas
much as Quay and Dalzell had both agreed
upon him, but when it was not received, it
was thought President Harrison was wait
ing to sec whether or not Mr. Dalzell made
his speech before the appointment was de
cided upon.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Hawley offered
a rcsolntion (which was agreed to) calling
on the President for the correspondence in
reference to the conduct of the senior naval
officer (Commander Rciter) present at San
Jose de Guatemala on the occasion of the
arrest and killing of General Barrundia,
and also the action of the Navy Depart
ment. EATJM IS EXONERATED.
The Majority Report of the Investigating
Committee Is Ready.
Washington, Feb. C Chairman Mor
rill, of the Raum Investigating Committee,
has made a report, which has been agreed
to by his Republican colleagues. The Dem
ocratic members of the committee will pre
sent a minority report. With regard to the
refricerator branch of the investigation, the
'report says:
"There was entire absence of any evidence
showing or tending to show that any refrig
erator stock had ever been offered for sale to
or purchased by any of the employes of the
Pension Office, or that there was any stock
held by any one for the benefit of employes
or their families, the only exception olaimed
being Bradley Tanner. The committee
finds that Mr. Tanner spent four days while
on his regular yearly leave of absence on
the company's business, and wrote a few let
ters for the company, but that he was never
interested in the Universal Refricerator
Company, directly or indirectly, and that
his promotion was dne to Commissioner
Tanner, who appointed him. The commit
tee find that there is no evidence to show
any favoritism to Mr. Lemon or any other
attorney, and no truth in the charges that
Mr. Lemon proenred situations in the Pen
sion Office for his former employes."
THE EIGHT-HOUR. BILL.
A Vote Will Be Taken on This Important
Measure To-Day.
Washington, Feb. 6. The Senate to
day resumed consideration of the Honse
bill providing for the adjustment ot ac
counts of laborers and mechanics arising
under the eight-hour law. The amendment
reported from the Committee on Education
and Labor was read. It strikes ont of the
House bill the proviso that it shall not be
operative whenever the Court of Claims
shall find that the service was performed
under any contract, express or implied, and
the workmen has been paid therefor the
amonnt agreed upon.
Mr. Blair withdrew the committee
amendment and offered as a substitute for
the Honse bill the one passed by the Senate
last Congress. It directs payment of a
day's pay for every eight hours' work of
Government employes since June, 1868
when the eight-hour law was enacted. The
Conrt of Claims is to adjust the claims on
that basis. It was agreed that the bill
should be voted on to-morrow.
WILL GET TOGETHER,
House Democrats to Bold a Caucus To
Kight on the Silver Question.
Washington, Feb. G. A call has been
issued for a caucus to-morrow evening of
the Democratic members of the House. The
request was signed by about 20 Democrats,
headed by Messrs. Bland and Enloe. The
call does not state the object for wnich the
cauens is called, but it is nnderstood that
the silver question will be the principal
matter disenssed and that there will be a
general interchange of views as to the
course of procedure for the remainder of the
session.
Judge Holman, the caucus chairman,
said the Democrats were so nearly united
on the shipping bill that he did not think
that matter would figure is the caucus.
JUSTICE HABLAK BANQUETED.
A Number ot Fittsbortrers in Attendance
on the Aast
trilOM A BTATF CORRESPOITnBIT.!
Washington, Feb. 6. At the dinner to
Justice Harlan to-night at Wortnley's, the
following I'enusylvanians were present:
Dr. Frank Edsall, of Pittsburg; Hobarfc
A. Hare, of Philadelphia; Major R. AV".
McCIaughry, of Huntingdon; J. C. Minton,
Philadelphia; E. B. Mitchell, Harrisburgj
R. P. Nevin, Pittsburg; TheophilusParvin,
Philadelphia; J. S. Van Vooris, Pittsburg;
H.P, Waitneit, Phoenixville, and Prof.
Joseph Waugh, Washington, Pa.
A VICTIM OF THE LYMPH.
Tho Death of a Kansas City 1'atient Is
to
Bo Investigated.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. G. J. B. Ells,
at the hospital afflicted with consumption
and upon whom Dr. Baum, of Kansas City,
Kan., experimented with Koch lymph, died
this morning. Coroner Dale will make an
examination.
ItfflptttS
PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1891 TWELVE
GAMBLING IN BRITAIN
Has Been Transferred From the
Clubs to the Parlors of Society.
PROTEST 0P THE MIDDLE CLASS;
Counsel Engaged to Conduct the Libel Suit
of Sir Gordon Camming.
MRS. FEANK LESLIE'S ADORER IN COURT
IBT DDNLAr'S CABLE COITFAKT.l
London, Feb. 6. The Sir Gordon Cum
ming card scandal still remains the leading
feature of London gossip, although no' news
paper has yet dared to print his name. Sir
Gordon has engaged Mr. Gill to prosecute
his case, while the defendants have secured
the services of Sir Charles Russell. Ever
bince the Marks case these gentlemen have
been sworn rivals in the courts. Sir Gor
don has just resigned his position of major
and lieutenant in the Scots Guards, not be
cause he admits his gnilt.but because he com
mitted a breach of military etiquette, which
requires that when an accusation involving
the charge of dishonorable conduct has been
brought against the officer he must report it
to his superior officers for their considera
tion. This, it appears, Sir Gordon neglected
to do, and his ranking brother officers de
cided that he must resign. The Prince of
AVales is trying to stop the action, but the
plaintiff insists on having a judicial de
cision in the matter at any cost
The sensational case of Sir Gordon Cum
ming, which has set people talking, has
opened the eyes of the multitude to the fact
thnt gambling is becoming a greater vice in
society than ever. In this connection the
following letter which a correspondent has
written to a Vienna paper will be of inter
est: People of refinement are no longer content
with a quiet rubber or an innocent game of
ecarte. High stakes are the order of the day in
country bouses. Klnco the police clo'ed tho
West End gambling clubs, card playing goes
on In private houses. A rich friend is invited
to take a bank at baccarat, and he cannot re
fuse unless he wishes to be considered mean,
AVhen ladies lose, they appear next morning to
the generosity of the winner, who cannot re
sist. Everybody knows that thero is a lot of
cheating, and nobody would think of denying
that adventurers are tolerated in the best
houses of England who are worse than those of
Monte Carlo.
An amusing result of this state of things
is to be heard among the middle classes,
"the glorious bulwark of English liberty,"
as it has been dubbed. The members of this
august body are nothing if not exquisitely
virtuous, and tbeir comments, which may
be heard in public places are humorous in
tbeir intense indignation at the depravity of
the upper classes, and tho serene com
placency of their own passing goodness in
comparison. "AVhoever heard of such
episodes in our class?" is the question which
settles the matter as far as "they are con
cerned. SUIT OP A MAEQTJia
Tho Notorious Do Louvlllo Suing for Libel
in a London Conrt,
rnT DUXLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.1
London, Feb. G. Marquis De Leuville,
the quondam accepted lover of Mrs. Frank
Leslie, was in court to-day as plaintiff in a
suit against the Oldham Chronicle for libel,
in saying that the Marquis was the
originator of the claqne in London, followed
by one of those picturesque descriptions of
the Marqnis that have so frequently inter
ested the students of daily journalism in
almost every part orthe world. The paper
followed up the statement of fact with a
reminiscent recital of the Marquis' previous
peculiarities; his love scrapes, his Leslie
largesses and escapades.
AVhen the case was called to-day, the
Marquis wanted it postponed, bnt the de
fendant refused absolutely. Then the Mar
quis offered to pay the costB for the day, if
the defendant would only consent to the
delay. The judge fixed the costs at 50,
which amount had such a depressing effect
on the Marquis that he deemed he would
rather take the chances than shoulder a
certain loss. After hearing the alleged
libel, the jury intimated an intention of
deciding for the defendant, but the judge
said both sides must be heard, and,rad
journed the case until next vteek.
TIED TO TWO HUSBANDS.
Peculiar Predicament of an Actress, Who Is
Refused a Divorce.
rBT DUNLAr'S CABLE COMPAKT.l
London, Feb. 6. On the Divorce Court
calendar to-day, Marion Amelia Chnrcher
petitioned for the nullification of her mar
riage with a Roman Catholic gentleman
named James McDonald. They were mar
ried while both were underage clandestinely
at the Protestant Church of All Saints in
Birmingham, and under false names and
descriptions. Fifteen months after the
marriage McDonald enlisted in the marines
and she went on the stage.
During a tour of the United States she be
came acquainted with a man named AV. F.
Tritton, and after consulting a Catholic
priest, they were married, assuming the
death of her first husband.
Subsequently she saw McDonald iu the
street, but lost sight of him immediately.
Tritton being uneasy abont the affair, made
inquiries, got the address of McDonald and
wrote to him. McDonald came to them in
London and made a statement of the cir
cumstances of the marriage. The Judge
decided that the plaintiff's statement, that
she knew .the first marriage was not valid,
was unsatisfactory and refused the petitions.
A GREAT vyTNDFALL.
Two Ladies Who Will Secure a Dead Miser's
Immense Wealth.
IBT DtraiAT'S CABLE COMFAST.1
PABis,Feb. 6. The Duchess De la Torre,
the widow of Marshal Seram, has lately
come into a fortune under sensational cir
cumstances. The lady has just been noti
fied that it has been discovered that her
grandfather, a wealthy Cuban planter, de
posited a large sum in the Bank of Eng
land. Tho Cuban was a miser, and first
buried his wealth in a garden near London
in the presence ot two slaves who disap
peared. The Duchess will leceive 400,000, the
entire amount brought to light being
3,400,000. The Countess of Caithness is
also a granddaughter of the Cnban million
aire, and will receive nearly $2,000,000.
Congratulated by the Qncen.
IBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.
London, Feb. 6. The Queen has sent
Sir Arthur Sullivan a letter, written by her
own royal hand, congratulating him on the
success of his opsra, "Ivauhoe," and recall
ing the fact that it was at Her Majesty's
suggestion that he undertook to write a
grand English opera.
Will Visit Ireland.
TBT DUKXAP'S CABLE COMPAWT.l ,
London, Feb. 6. A rumor is just now
current that it is the intention of their
Royal Highnesses, the Prince ami Princess
of AVales, to pay a visit to Ireland during
the course ot the present year.
Female African Explorer.
TBT DONLAP'S CABLE CO MP ANT. 1
London, Feb. 6. Mrs. Sheldon is busily
engaged in preparing the equipment for her
African expedition. She expects to leave
for Zanzibar before February 20.
A NEW SOCIAL LION.
TIPP00 TIB BOOKED FOR A BEAS0H IN
LONDON SOCIETY.
Tho King of Slave Dealer's Announced Visit
Causing a Flutter in Upper Circles His
Qualifications Set Forth He Has Griev
ances Against Stanley.
IBT DOKLAP'S CABLE COMPART.
London, Feb. 6. Society is very much
fluttered at the promise of a fresh lion. At
this time of the year speculation is always
rife as to who will be the bright particular
star of the coming season and the candidates
are disenssed in much the same sort of way
that obtains with the.list of entries for the
Derby. The new specimen, who will, in all
probability, be trotted out for the edification
of Mrs. TultHunterandhcrfriends, belongs
to the species dubbed Afr!canu3 by social
naturalists. It is an animal whose name has
been long in men's mouths and who has been
frequently brought up by association of ideas
with the mention of another lion from the
samesunny spot Stanley Afncanus.
This one's name is no other than Tippoo
Tib. Society people are already studying the
pronunciationof hisname, an erroneous idea
of which was given bv the old spelling,
Tippoo-Tip. To use tha't form would be to
argue oneself unfit for meeting him, and
therefore it is well that all good Americans
who are coming to London should recognize
the fact that the "u" is very short and the
accent is on the Tib. Tippu Tib, the king
of slave dealers,is one of the leadingactors,as
it were, in the Jameson affair, to see whom,
in fact, Mrs. Jameson and her brother-in-law
haye gone to Zanzibar in order to try to
learn from him his version ot the cannibal
story, which a few short weeks ago stirred
public opinion to snch depths.
It must be confessed that he possesses
many, if not all, the qualifications essential
to a society lion. He is rich, a great desid
eratum; he is powerful, and finally he is
notorious all over the whole civilized globe.
Should he decide to come to England his
own object will be twofold; first, in order to
satisfy his curiosity with regard to the ex
tent of the English nation, and in the next
place to lay before Lord Salisbury several
of his grievances. He is undoubtedly verv
angry with Stanley.
TOO FULL FOR UTTERANCE.
Tho Awfnl Example Set by a Wonld-Be
Russian Temperance Lecturer.
TBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPAinr.
London, Feb. G. St. Petersburg is vastly
amused at a late exemplification of the well
known doctor's advice: "Don't do as I do,
but do asl tell you." They have a fashionable
temperance eoeiety in that city, especially
for the benefit of the gilded youth,
who indulge too freely in cham
pagne, cognac and vodka. To confer
importance on the society, the civil gov
ernor of St. Petersburg, Count Foil, was
elected president and was put down for a
splendid oratorical display in favor of tee
totalism at the first meeting. The Count,
however, turned ont to be a whited sepul
chre, and came to the meeting in a state ap
propriate to his name, Id est "Foil," which
means "full."
When the time came to deliver his tem
perance speech and to call sinners to re
pentance he was found to bo so drunk that
speech was almost denied to him. His
friends aver that he was only nervons, and
his enemies insist that he was as drunk as
DavidN sow. One party voted to expel him
as an unworthy brother; thcotherstood up
bravefy for his' retention. The latter party
watfvictorious, and the hero of the dispute
was sent home in a sleigh to -sleep off his
"nervousness."
A FAMOUS BEAUTY.
Lady Edith Ward, Who Is to Marry a
Wealthy Russian.
IBT DCKLAT'S CABLE C011PA3TT.I
London, Feb. 6. Lady Edith Ward,
the daughter of the Earl and Countess of
Derby, is once more being talked about.
Her reputation for beauty grows daily, and
many think she is even prettier than her
mother.
The gossips have it that she is engaged to
be married to a rich Russian, named Nar
ischkine, who is descended from the mother
of Peter the Great, the celebrated peasant
girl, Natalia Naryskine.
Lady Edith's name was only a few
months ago invariably coupled with that of
Count Bismarck, but nothing came of it,
and if this time the gossips are out they
may safely be depended upon not to substi
tute spme other name for that of the Russian.
M'OARTHYITES DISGUSTED.
They Determine to Resist Parnell's Return
to Power at Any Time.
rBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPA1TT.J
London, Feb. 6. Judging from present
appearances, the meeting of anti-Parnellites
on Thursday is likely to cause some sur
prise. Most of the members who left com
mittee room No. 15 with Justin McCarthy
are loud in tbeir expressions of disgnst at
the Boulogne parleying, and O'Brien's con
duct is condemned in outspoken terms.
Any proposals emanating from him which
involve Parnell's return to power at any
time, however remote, will be strenuously
opposed by the majority, with Healy at the
head.
The so-called cabinet of eight members,
which was elected to confer with McCarthy
on the policy to be pursued, has been little
more than a nonentity, and has never been
consulted at all.
.'DOWN A77ITH LA GRLPFE.
Alfred Stevens, the Artist, Serlooily 111
"With the Disease.
TBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT1.
Pabis, Feb. 6. Tne influenza has made
its appearance on the Riviera through, it is
said, the great recent mortality from pneu
monia. Alfred Stevens, the well-known
artist, is now worse than he has been at any
time since he was attacked, his wilt's death
having been a great blow to him.
Mrs. Stevens caught the disease while
nursing her husband and died alter a brief
illness. She was buried to-day, and Mr.
Stevens was only apprised of her death
yesterday. Mr. Stevens is now in his 62d
year.
A NEW STORY by Robert Louis Steven
son begins in TO-MORROW'S DISPATCH.
Don't miss the opening chapters.
SOME HOPE FOR THE HEATHEN.
Bishop Taylor AVlns a Victory In the Banker
Kcun Litigation, -y
Chicago, Feb. G. Ju'djje Tuley, of the
Circuit Court, has practically tied up any
settlement of the Kean Bank affairs by
granting an injunction to Bishop William
Taylor, the African missionary, restraining
S. A. Kean and Assignees Jacobs and Sbaw
from disposing of the bank assets.
By this chancery proceedings Bishop
Taylor seeks to establish a trust fuud lor
8,878. He says Mr. Kean undertook to act
as treasurer for a fund to establish missions
in Africa alon; the Konvo river east to
Stanley Pool. Some 30,000 was placed in
the hands of Mr. Kean in trust, and when
the bank failed there was still in his posses
sion nearly 19,000. If 30 per cent is accepted
by the creditors, the trust money for the
heathnn will disappear.
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SHE DISMISSED THE PHYSICIANS,
Who Said She Would Ba Paralyzed for Life,
and Depends on Prayer.
A NOTICEABLE lltrEOYElIENT CLAIMED
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New Yokk, Feb. 6. Builder Seth Burn
ham and wife live in Jersey City. Mrs.
Bnrnham is almost 45 years old, and is a
well preserved, comely woman. She weighs
100 pounds and is not tall. A week ago to
night there was a cottage prayer meeting at
tho Faith Cure Church of the First Born.
Sister Burnham, her mother, Mrs. Baker,
her sister, Mrs. Greenleat, and her aunt,
Mrs. Reynolds, started to church together.
They are all devout believers in faith cure
and in sticking to a literal interpretation of
the gospels. At the corner they hailed a
car. AVhile they were standing on one
track wailing for it to stop on the other, a
two-seated buckboard, drawn by one horse,
dashed up. Two of the women got out of
the way, but Mrs. Burnham was not quick
enongh. The horse knocked her down and
set its foot squarely on her chest. She was
crushed under the wheels. Her cloak caught
on the low bed of the buckboard and she
was twisted and rolled up into a ball.
Injured in a Terrible Manner.
When the wagon had passed and the
other women and several men ran to her,
she was found to be terribly crushed and
bruised. Her cloak was torn almost from
her back. Her head was jammed down
upon her chest, and her knees were drawn
up so that she could not straighten herself
out. A board was brought, and she was
laid upon it. Then two of the men f orciblv
straightened her out.
All this time she was perfectly conscious,
and seemed to be in full possession of her
senses. Tney carried her into a house and
called Dr. Hollister. While they were
waiting for him to come, many faithcnrlsts
gathered about the couch and prayed and
sung.
AVhen Dr. Hollister arrived he examined
her and pronounced her seriously hurt. He
said she probably was injured internally,
that her spine was possibly broken, that
she wonld be paralyzed for life, probably,
and that she certainly would not be able to
move for months. She had terrible pains in
the chest and difficulty in breathing. On
the back of her head was a lnmp as big as a
man's clenched fist. When he had finished
his diagnosis, Sister Martha said to him in
a faint voice: "Have I got my senses?"
"Yes," said the Doctor, "but I fear paraly
sis may set in."
Rcfnjed the Aid of the Doctor.
"What," said Sister Martha, "I want no
physicians but the Great Physician." Then
she lifted np her voice and sang: "Jesus is
strong to deliver, mighty to save." Dr.
Hollister remonstrated with her. Bnt she
insisted that the Lord would heal her. She
said fhe felt confident that He had struck
her down in order that His work might go
forward, and that many might come to
believe through her cure. Dr. Hollister
went away. He said he regarded it as a case
of deliberate suicide.
"But," said he, "I have found by experi
ence that it is no nse for me and you people
to doctor together, as you people always
neglect my medicine. I had a woman die
through mixing the two."
Pastor Hancocki.of the First Born Chnrch,
had been sent for. He came and bronnht
his ointment with him. He uncorked
his bottle of oil, rubbed a little
of it on his hand and annointed
the back of her head, her spine and
her arm. Then they all knelt about the
conch and prayed and called upon the Lord
to heal the woman. 'Next six men took up
a stretcher upon which Sister Martha lay
and carried it to her home. Her husband
bent over her bed as soon as they got her
into it and felt the back of her head where
the big lump had been and where Pastor
Hancocks had rubbed the holy olive oil.
Disappearance of the Lump.
"Why, wbere's fhe lump, Martha?" said
he. "Isn't it there?" she said. He felt
again and replied that it was not. "Glory
to God," said the sick woman. "He is
answering our prayers." The lump was
gone and they held another prayer meeting.
Before going to sleep Sister Martha said she
could feel herself getting well. She slept
soundly all night without the aid of any
opiate, and awake mncb refreshed.
She says she has been improving stead
ily ever since. She has prayed without
ceasing. All the women of her kin are
assembled in the house, and they pray and
sing without ceasing also. All day Thurs
day she was unable to speak. The pain in
her chest grew and each breath hurt her.
Then they sent for Sister Jackson from
Mount Zion sanctuary. Sister Jackson is
thought by many to be evemnore efficacious
than'pastor Hancocks. She has that faith
which could command mountains to be
removed into the sea. She brought
her bottle of oil with her, and her
very entrance into the sirk room
made Sister Martha feel better. First Sister
Jackson prayed with all the other women
and with Mrs. Baker's son, who is in train
ing for the faith-cure ministry. Then she
rubbed the olive oil in her hands and laid
them upon Sister Martha's chest. When
she took her hands away they all prayed
and 'sang together, and the sick woman
joined in feebly.
A Radical Improvement Claimed.
To-day she said she was much better. Her
strengthened voice testified to it. AVhen a
reporter called there to-day the women ot
the house were assembled iu the back room
with tbe young man who is studying to be a
minister. The door of the sick room was
open. Sister Martha has to be flat,upon her
back. When her spine was examined there
was a red mark its entire length. If Dr.
Hollister is right she will never be able
to leave her bed. Her mother
and all the other women are
as confident as she that the Lord will pre
serve her, bnt even to the unpracticed eye
of a layman it seemed clear thnt Sister
Martha was in a sad need of some of those
supplementary remedies which Providence
has seen fit to give to mortals.
People who are not faith cure believers
shake their heads. They think that the
woman is dying, and that while a frenzy of
faith may keep her up for a little while, she
will soon give way and die.
"THE BOTTLE IMP" is the tltlo of a new
story which begins in THE DISPATCH to
morrow. Its scenes nre laid in tho South
Seas, and that master of English, Robert
Louis Steicuson, Is tho author.
DECIDED AGAINST WESTINGHOUSE.
A Compound Engine Company of Cincin
nati Wins a Suit.
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 6. By a decision
of ths Board of Appeals of the Patent Office
at AVashington just obtained by J. L. M.
Hosea.of this city, attorney in behalf of the
Triumph Compound Engine Cooipmy in
this city agaiiidt the AVcstiuchnuse Com
pany if Pittsburg, priorty of invention In
compound engines is awarded to John H.
Eikershoff against George AVestingbouse,
Jr., and Francis H. Rites, upon the ground
ofa disclosure made by Eikershoff in 1887,
unit, wi'.tltn .!.! i.n.p.
Westinghonse and Rites claim to have I
conceived the invention in contxovernv in- 1
TRYING TH CURE " -fl mNG E QUEST. j
Upon a Woman Who Was Crushed (w& rc a
Under Horses' Hoofs, jIcVj, Hldl ah il t h ti. il. S
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rl Iv. Coroner's Inquiry Into the 1
fill JkM Cause of the
2gfOy 4 pi MAMMOTH MINE DISASTER. '
j!' lfK ' Trying to Fix the Eesponsihility for. J
II II f I the Actions ofa Fire Boss. "
Mr If lf1l M DAKGER IN ABANDONED WORKINGS I
Mil II flnf 'ii Experts Tlieorlza on the Causes leading f
WFVJ C PRECAUTIONS TIKES BI TflE COUPANI
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A RECIPROCAL 811AKE.
dependently of Eikershoff in January,
1888.
GHOST STORIES DISPELLED.
A Romantic Story Brought Ont in a Con
test Over a Rich Estate.
srBCTAL TELEORAM TO TOE DISPATCH.:
BOS1' Feb. G. A romantic story was
revea ffo n a contest over the 5500,000
estafy "oV0 Samuel Weleb, who
ieSr-'Kf O jQ -Mace that the
Probate Ju POr, ''S """"PW where
to locate his lega0 V r years a
fine-looking brick h"b? 4f ,m street,
Somerville, has remainetf-, ' anted, its
windows and doors heavily 'tiirred. All
sorts of ghost stories have been conjured up
abont this house.
The ghost stories vanished in the light of
to-day's revelations.
That house was built by Mr. Welch years
ago with the proceeds of a lottery prize
which he had drawn. He wa3 en
gaged to be married to an estimable
young woman and the wedding dav had
been appointed, when the intended bride
heard that the foundation of bis wealth had
been laid through a lottery investment. She
refused to marry him. Mr. AA'elch
immediately barred up the house, which had
just been built, and never wonld
give his consent to its being occupied. He
then led a roving life hi Massachusetts and
New Hampshire, where he passed the
greater part of his time. Mayor Pope of
Somerville was to-day appointed adminis
trator of the estate, which he will-distribute
among a large number of heirs.
DOUBTS HER DEATH.
A Coroner Refuses to Allow tho
Remains
of a Girl to Bo Burled.
Asbdry Park, N, J., Feb. G. This
town is thoroughly aroused over the tragic
death of Mis3 Helen Potts, the daughter of
Railroad Contractor George H. Potts, who
died at the Coustock fashionable boarding
school in New York City, Sunday. Few
people here believe that the girl died from
the effect of the pills taken, which were
prescribed for her by a medical student,
Carlyle AV. Harris, and are anxions that an
antopsy be held.
It is -reported that-.the remains of Miss
Potts were not buried, although the grave
had been prepared for them, but that the
body was placed in a vault. This was done
under instructions from Coroner Sennits, of
New York, who had charge of the case.
Mr. Potts is almost distracted with crief,
and refuses to believe that his daughter is
dead. He has ordered that the casket be
left open, and has placed a guard of two
men Over it whose duty it is to hourly in
spect tbe remains, so that if the girl should
awaken her life wonld be saved. Develop
ments from New York in the matter are
anxiously awaited.
TAR AND FEATHERS FOR SQUATTERS.
Claim-Jumpers on Ceded Sioux Lands
Get Into Trouble.
Chamberlain, S. D., Feb. 6. Com
plaints are again being made here of the
trouble caused by claim-jumpers in the
country west of the Missouri river lately
ceded by the Sioux. Tbe settlers on Beaver
Dam creek have been troubled of late, and,
becoming tired of the inroads, have laid in
a supply of tar and feathers which will be
used on the first claim-jumper caught.
Many of the settlers were compelled to
leave the claims at the commencement of
winter, intending, of course, to return in tbe
spring. It seenis that some man has taken
advantage ot this to rnn new settlers into
the land and locate them upon the claims ot
settlers who have not yet returned from
their winter quarters. Claim-jumping is
looked upon as being something almost
equal to horse stealing by frontier people.
A GLEAM OF HOPE EXPRES3ED.
Some of theHuzleton Miners Say Their Im
prisoned Fellows May Be Safe.
Hazleton, Feb. G. Every effort is being
pnt forth to raise the water from the fateful
mine by means of pumping machinery. To
the two duplex pumps and the one Cameron
now in position was added another Comeron
to-day. If no greater progress is made
toward emptying the mine than has been
made dnring the past 48 hours, it is prob
able tbat an immense plunger pump, with a
capacity of several thousand gallons a min
ute, will be placed in position.
Among some of the miners at the village
there is a hope that death has not swallowed
up all the imprisoned men. These hopelnl
ones ure tbat there are portions of the
breasts in the fatal life of tbe flooded slope
where some of the men may have got refnge,
and it is sufficient to sustain them foratime.
With the more experienced men this theory
is scoffed at.
THE BRICE CONTEST KILLED.
It Was Hurriedly Disposed of by Referrlnc;
to a Special Committee.
Columbus, Feb. 6. The resolution of
fered in the, Honse of Representatives some
days since, instructing Senator Sherman to J
nse his lnnuence to prevent tne admission
of Calvin S. Brice to the United States
Senate on the question of hi3 residence, has
been settled.
It was called up this morning when not
more than a dozen members wero present,
and hurriedly referred to a committe of
one, a Democrat, who it is stated, will hold
the same. -This practically disposes of the
resolution.
A BIG FIRE AT READING.
The Largest Bolt and Xnt Factory in
America Burned.
Reading, Pa., Feb. G. J. Henry Stern
bergh & Sou, bolt nnd nut manufacturers,
of this city, were burned out to-night. The
plant covered several acres of ground. The
fire is attributed to spontaneous combustion.
Tbe large rolling, mill and several smaller
structures were saved by hard work.
The loss to the firm is estimated at over
(275,000, insnred probably two-thirds. The
firm. employed 600 hands. Their plant was
the lareet ot iukindin America,
II-BOJI A STAJT CORBESPOXDENT.1
Greensburg, Pa., Feb. 6. It was lata
this alternoon when Coroner Wakefield con
cluded tbe taking of testimony in the in
quiry into the Mammoth mine disaster. Tbe
testimony is voluminous, aud in order to
give Stenographer E. J. Donnelly time to
transcribe it, the inquest was adjourned
until Saturday, the 14th inst Oil that data
the evidence will be. briefly reviewed, At
torney Moorhead on behalf of the Frick
Coke Company, and John Kane as the
miners' representative, will address ths
jury, the Coroner Dili deliver his charge,
and the six good men and true will en
deavor to decide who, if anyone, is respon
sible for the explosion.
Attorney Moorhead stated to the jury
that be would present some Supreme Court
decisions to them, in the light of which he
was coufident they would take pleasure in
exonerating the Frick Company from all
blame. Mr. Kane did not make any reply
further than to intimate that he would be on
hand and would have something to say on
that occasion.
Mr. Kane continued h line of cross
examination yesterday to prove that the
catastrophe was the result of negligence on
the part of Fire Bos3 Snaitb, for which the
Frick Company was responsible.
John Kane Asks Several Questions.
Once or twice there was slight friction be
tween Mr. Kane and representatives of the
company, bnt it did not last long and they
parted on good terms.
Mr. Kane wanted to know from Mine In
spector AVilliam Duncan, of the Fifth dis
trict, whether there had not been, in thepast
ferf years, a steady gravitation from the
ranks of Mine Inspectors to Superintenden
ces of Frick AVorks? Duncan said he knew
of only two such cases, and tbe only instance
of a Frick boss becoming an inspector was
himself, and he refused a flattering financial
offer from tbe company in order that ho
might get .the experience to be found in
performing the duties of a mine inspector.
Superintendent Ramsey objected to being
criticized by Mr. Kane for not discharging
a man who disobeyed rules, and held that
he vas handicapped by the miners, ori'.jj
zation.
Theodore Johnston was the first witness to
testify this morning and he said: "I am em
ployed in the mine and was working in tha
slope on tbe day of the explosion. The air
was good at G A. 21., but at 8:30 the gas be
came very heavy." Witness then testified to
seeing the body of Jesse Crnm, Jr.. brought
out of the mine, the Coroner having selected
the death of young Crnm as a test case. Ha
saw 108 bodies brought out. The day before
the explosion there was an upheaval of track
in No. 3 flat, and the men had to qnit work,
tbe gas being very thick. Snaith was often
drunk and this fact was generally known.
Responsibility of a Flro Boss.
George Piercy, the fire boss for the slope
of the Mammoth mine, testified: "I saw
Snaith about 7 o'clock on the morning of
the explosion. It wonld take Snaith abont
three hours to make his inspection. The
law says the fire boss shall examine all
working places daily, and all abandoned
places when necessary. Snaith often told
me tbat the dip was all right, but suggested
that there would be trouble some time. It
was possible for gas to accnmnlate in quan
tities between 6 and 9 a. sr. Fire damp
lodges at the highest point, and a fall of
the roof might force it down and bring it in
contact with an open light."
John Kane Who are you accountable to
for tbe periormance of your duty?
Piercy I suppose to my superiors. The
law answers that question.
Kane AVbat are abandoned places?
Piercy Workings where the" roof has
fallen aud closed them off. There is geu
erallv a space above a fall, and this space
is filled with gas when there is gas in the
workings.
Kane Is is not necessary to examine
these workings?
Piercy If you can get to them.
Kane I'll eease questioning this witness.
He evades the question.
Richard Davis, ex-President of tha
Miners' Union, a member of the Frick
Engineering Corps, said: "I helped to lay
oil the Mammoth mine. J. went tnrongn
nil the workings about a year ago, and
f innd the ventilation- good. I carried an
open lamp."
J. J. Davies, ex-Mine Inspector, but now
Inspector of Mines fur the Frick Coke
Company, testified: "I went to the mines
when? I was 8 years old, and have been
connected with mining ever since. Exam
ined the mine last October and found it in
pood condition, except for some water in tha
dip. Fluctnatious in tbe atmospheric con
ditions have an important effect on the ont
llow of gas. I do not know whether any of
the fire bosses understood this lact. If gas
was accumulating the places where men
ignorant of gas were working might become
dangerous within three hoars after the in
spection."
Testimony Given by Experts.
J. H. Paddoce, Chief Engineer of tha
Frick Coke Company, inspected the Mam
moth mine monthly. The last time he visited
it he carried a naked lamp, and found tha
air fairly good. He asked Mine Boss Eaton
whether there was any gas in the mine, and
the latter slid there was not. "Vbelieve
the explosion was caused by fire damp com
ing iu contact with an open lamp, and that
the explosion was augmented by tbe ignition
of fine coal dust. This dust lays on the face
of the coal. The bottom ot the mine was
damp. There were 39 safety lamps at the
Mammoth mine. On the Saturday before the
accident be had warned the mine and fire
bosses to be vigilant. The fire boss had ac
cess to the safety lamps, and it was his dnty
to distribute them whenever he thought it
ueccsary. These lamps were merely for oc
casions of special danger."
.Tiinies Eaton, mine bossof the Mammoth
mine I snw Snaith at 6:20 A.M. on the
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